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The refrigerator
truck carrying meat and other food products was traveling east
on Interstate 94 near Jackson, Michigan, when it crossed the
median, turned onto its side and burst into flames in the
westbound lanes, police said.
The driver, a 69-year-old man from Pennsylvania, was treated for
minor back injuries at a local hospital while a dog riding in
the truck was unharmed, said John Johnston, deputy director of
the Blackman/Leoni Department of Public Safety.
The driver told police "he was reaching for something behind his
feet and was distracted," Johnston said, adding that there was
no indication that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
Crews were on the scene for nearly five hours cleaning up after
the fire was extinguished, Johnson said, adding that a limited
amount of diesel fuel was spilled.
(Reporting by Ryan Felton in Detroit; Editing by David Bailey
and Eric Walsh)
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